1.3. Why the Illegal Drugs Industry grew in Colombia The exponential growth of the illegal drugs industry in this country raises several questions: why is Colombia so much involved in this illegal drug market? Why is this country the main importer of cocaine in the United States and in Europe? Why the production is located in Colombia and not in another country? Many analysts tried to answer these questions‚ and the answers cannot be so obvious since the drug can be produced in many other countries
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Making things worse‚ in the 1970s drug trafficking became a huge problem for Colombia. Drug cartels pretty much controlled the country starting in the mid-1970s. By the 1990s right-wing paramilitaries had formed. They were made mainly of drug traffickers and landowners. The main paramilitary group called themselves the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). Since the 1970s‚ Colombia has been home to some of the most violent and sophisticated drug trafficking organizations in the
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War on Drugs: Mexican Cartels Geography101B Baker College As Americans in the United States face the war on drugs‚ we struggle to get a grip on the killer of a nation. It seems as if illegal narcotics are killing and destroying families at an alarming rate. Since the early eighties‚ children have dropped out of school to make a profit from this dream killer. Many parents were either addicted to these illegal drugs‚ or in denial of their corruption. In many legal cases you hear the convicted
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A widely propagated myth would have us believe that Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera and his Sinaloa Federation are less violent than many of their competitors. Statements from journalists and analysts allege that Sinaloa is more businesslike than Los Zetas‚ whose reputation for brutality is well-documented‚ and that this business savvy somehow renders the group relatively benign. In turn‚ this has led many to believe that the Mexican government could broker a deal with the leader
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The Columbian Drug Cartel * Title: The Columbian Drug Cartel * General Purpose: To inform * Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on the major aspects of the Columbian Drug Cartel by focusing on the two larges Cartels in Columbia—Medellin Cartel and Cali Cartel. * Central Idea: By first focusing on the generalized synopsis of how the Columbian Drug Cartels function‚ I will then be able to give a more detailed account of the two larges Cartels from Columbia—Medellin Cartel and the
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The film The Two Escobar’s‚ directed by Jeff and Michael Zimbalist‚ is a documentary about “narco-soccer”‚ which was a time period in Columbia when it was prevalent for drug kingpins to use soccer clubs to launder their money. One of the most infamous kingpins was Pablo Escobar. Pablo was typically known as a murderer in Columbia‚ but did have one passion in life‚ and that was soccer. The other Escobar‚ Andres‚ who had no blood relation to Pablo‚ was the star defensive player for Columbia’s soccer
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The purpose of this paper will be to make a comparison between the Colombian drug cartels at the turn of the century with the mexican cartels today. The object of this comparison will be to determine the effectiveness of large scale millitary intervention against drug cartels.I will assess weather this comparison is not only justified but in any way usefull in understanding how fight a well funded well armed non-state enemy. This is a response to public comments by high ranking United States officials
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Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Columbian drug lord and leader of one of the most powerful criminal organizations ever assembled. During the height of his power in the 1980’s‚ he controlled a vast empire of drugs and murder that covered the globe. He made billions of dollars‚ ordered the murder of hundreds if not thousands of people‚ and ruled over a personal empire of mansions‚ airplanes‚ a private zoo and even his own army of soldiers and hardened criminals. Born on December 1‚ 1949 into
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Formal Outline The drug war in Mexico is a problem among rival drug cartels that fight for regional control‚ and between the drug cartels and the Mexican government. This problem is related with drugs‚ alcohol‚ traffic of kids and weapons. It’s been a problem during for many years‚ but recently that problem is starting to note it more. I. Who are the cartels in Mexico a) Cartel de Sinaloa – operates in Baja California‚ Sinaloa‚ Durango and Chihuahua. Also call the “gold triangle” or
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organized crime for many years. The government‚ civil society and even the international community are fighting against it‚ but it still seems to be war‚ it still seems to be a mess. As Zambada‚ one of the biggest cartel leaders said in an interview: “The government arrived late to the (drug) fight. Nobody can solve in days problems that took years to develop. Corruption infiltrated the system from the bottom and it climbed to the top along the years. Also‚ the President’s collaborators lie to him continuously
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